Mario S. Hayes was 41 when he was shot on the East Side of Buffalo on a cold evening just before 9 p.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017. Police found him at the intersection of Genesee Street and Ivy Street; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his wounds.

Family and friends held calling hours at a funeral home on Genesee Street and a funeral service at True Bethel Baptist Church on East Ferry Street before he was buried at St. Matthews Cemetery. Buffalo Police detectives opened an immediate investigation into the fatal shooting.

Despite the initial inquiry, there have been no public reports naming suspects, persons of interest, arrests, or subsequent court action connected to Hayes’s killing. The circumstances of who was responsible remain unresolved.

If anyone knew Mario, was in that neighborhood that night, or has information that could help, please come forward.